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Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema 2020
Aferim! Aferim!
Aferim! and Of Snails And Men
Aferim! (Country: Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France; Year: 2015; Director: Radu Jude; Writer: Radu Jude; Stars: Teodor Corban, Mihai Comanoiu, Toma Cuzin, Alexandru Dabija, Luminita Gheorghiu, Victor Rebengiuc, Alberto Dinache, Alexandru Bindea, Mihaela Sirbu, Adina Cristescu, Serban Pavlu, Gabriel Spahiu, Puiu Mircea Lascus, Daniel Visan)
A policeman and his son hunt a runaway gypsy slave.
Full Review See: Radu Jude on language, prejudice and seeing the past in the present.
The Death Of Mr Lazarescu (Moartea domnului Lazarescu) (Country: Romania; Year: 2005; Director: Cristi Puiu; Writer: Cristi Puiu, Razvan Radulescu; Stars: Ion Fiscuteanu, Luminita Gheorghiu, Gabriel Spahiu, Doru Ana, Dana Dogaru, Florin Zamfirescu, Clara Voda, Adrian Titieni, Mihai Bratila, Mimi Branescu, Rodica Lazar, Alina Berzunteanu, Mirela Cioaba)
The Romanian health service is exposed as a sixtysomething borderline alcoholic progresses through the grim reaper’s waiting room.
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Of Snails And Men (Despre oameni si melci ) (Country: Romania; Year: 2012; Director: Tudor Giurgiu; Writer: Ionut Teianu ; Stars: Andi Vasluianu, Monica Barladeanu, Dorel Visan, Jean-François Stévenin, Robinson Stévenin, Andreea Bibiri, Ovidiu Crisan, Alina Berzunteanu, Albert Dima, Valeria Seciu, Ion Grosu, Liliana Ghita, Clara Voda, Alin Panc, Sebastian Lupu)
When their factory is threatened with closure, a group of men plan to raise the funds to buy it by selling their sperm.
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Pororoca (Country: Romania; Year: 2017; Director: Constantin Popescu; Writer: Constantin Popescu; Stars: Bogdan Dumitrache, Iulia Lumanare, Costin Dogioiu, Stefan Raus, Adela Marghidan)
Cristina and Tudor Ionescu have founded a happy family with their two children, Maria and Ilie. But when one of their children disappears, their life changes forever.
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